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UFC 100 Preview: Brock Lesnar's Coach Greg Nelson Talks

3684930575_4916488343_mediumFrom MMA Junkie:

"I would have to say that our school was really ahead of the curve," Nelson said. "We started training mixed martial arts in, well, it was 1992, but even before I had my own school we were already mixing Thai-boxing and shootwrestling, and I wrestled for the University of Minnesota. We just always had been putting stuff together and combining. That's kind of how I did things.

"We've had a really good training camp, a lot of guys in there," Nelson said. "This has been an extremely good camp because we've had a lot of guys that are big and can move. We brought in a guy from Arizona who was an all-armed forces boxing champion who is 300 pounds and can hit like a Mac truck."

"Brock is a very smart fighter," Nelson said. "Since his first fight, he went in there and that was more just pure get-in-there, raw aggression, try to run them over like a truck. You could see from that fight to Heath Herring to then with Randy Couture, you see a steady growth in his striking development and ability to pace himself – control to not be so anxious in the ring.

"He's got the ability to really run through you like a freight train, ... but at the same time he now has a lot more movement."

They brought in 7 time world jiu jitsu champ Rodrigo "Comprido" Medeiros to train Lesnar before the Heath Herring fight, but I haven't heard who they've brought in for this camp.

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I hear they got Frank Mir’s evil twin; Frank Mur.

Keep firing Assholes!

Out out, you demons of stupidity!

by Ubernoober on Jul 3, 2009 6:43 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

If Lesnar is cognizant enough to stay out of submissions and not get sloppy on the feet, he’ll be unstoppable.

by subo on Jul 3, 2009 7:46 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I never understood bring in Comprido for the Herring fight considering Herring is not really considered a real threat on the ground compared to Mir. If he was bringing him to be on the team for long term it makes more sense

by The Bronzeville Bully on Jul 3, 2009 9:27 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I’m pretty sure that camp consisted of Comprido repeatedly telling Brock ’don’t you ever sink your hooks in, because he’ll roll you over like I did’

by subo on Jul 3, 2009 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He looks an awful lot like Bobby Flay.

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by Richard Wade on Jul 4, 2009 12:31 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I was thinking the same thing.

by goodbones on Jul 4, 2009 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah, he does look exactly like him here...

but i think it’s just cause he used an old pic of greg nelson

by Anton Tabuena on Jul 4, 2009 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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